Frederick Norton Manning
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This article is about the Australian surgeon. For the New Zealand settler, see Frederick Maning. For the Australian author and poet, see Frederic Manning.
Frederick Norton Manning (25 February 1839 – 18 June 1903),[1] was a medical practitioner, military surgeon, Inspector General of the Insane for the Colony of New South Wales, and was an Australian Lunatic Asylum Superintendent. He was a leading figure in the establishment of a number of lunatic asylums in the colonies of New South Wales and Victoria, and participated in inquests and reviews of asylums throughout the colonies.
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Frederick Norton Manning | |
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Born | (1839-02-25)25 February 1839 Rothersthorpe, Northamptonshire, England |
Died | 18 June 1903(1903-06-18) (aged 64) Sydney |
Education | St George's Hospital, London (M.R.C.S., L.S.A., 1860), University of St Andrews (M.D., 1862) |
Years active | c. 1865 – 1898 |
Known for | Inspector-General of the Insane, Colony of New South Wales |
Medical career | |
Profession | Doctor |
Institutions | Tarban Creek Asylum (later Gladesville Mental Hospital), Callan Park Asylum, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital |
Sub-specialties | Military Surgeon, Psychiatrist |
Research | Psychiatry |
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